JP2022084336A - Game development system - Google Patents

Abstract

To inhibit the performance of a game device from deteriorating by an output of a log during executing a game of being developed.SOLUTION: A game development system includes a game device for executing a game program being developed, and an information processing device undergoing communication connection with the game device. The game program being developed causes the game device to execute processing. The processing includes log generation processing which generates a log about data to be use for game processing during game processing execution, and generates a log included in arrangement in which a character string showing a placeholder and a character string being not the placeholder are designated and including data to be substituted into the placeholder in a binary format. The information processing device receives a log generated due to the game processing execution, and generates and outputs a log in a text format described in the arrangement in which a character string with the data substituted into the placeholder and the character string being not the placeholder are designated on the basis of the received log in the binary format.SELECTED DRAWING: Figure 14

Description

Application for application of Article 30, Paragraph 2 of the Patent Law ▲ 1 ▼ Date: September 4, 2nd year of Reiwa ▲ 2 ▼ Meeting name, venue: Computer Entertainment Developer's Conference 2020 (CEDEC2020), online meeting address: https: // cedec. cesa. or. jp / 2020 /

The present disclosure relates to a game development system and a game development method.

Conventionally, by including a function that outputs a character string such as printf in the program of the game under development, the log of the game being executed is output, and it is used for monitoring and analysis during the execution of the game under development. (For example, Non-Patent Document 1).

Jason Gregory, "Game Engine Architecture", 2nd Edition, SB Creative, Inc., April 1, 2015, p.408-409

However, if you try to output a large amount of logs for analysis, you will devote the resources of the game appliance to the log output that is not included in the product version, and there is a concern that it will hinder the execution of game processing with the original performance. was there.

This disclosure is made to solve this problem, and is a game development system and a game that can suppress a decrease in the performance of a game device due to log output while a game under development is being executed. The purpose is to provide a development method.

The game development system according to the first aspect of the present disclosure includes a game device for executing a game program under development and an information processing device communicably connected to the game device, and the game program under development. Is a process of generating a log related to the data used for the game process during the execution of the game process, and the process of causing the computer of the game device to execute the process includes a character string indicating a placeholder and a character string that is not a placeholder. A log generation process for generating a log in a binary format, which is included in a specified sequence and further includes the data to be assigned to the placeholder, is included, and the information processing apparatus includes the game processing execution. The log generated from time to time is received at any time, and based on the received log in binary format, a character string in which the data is assigned to the placeholder and a character string that is not the placeholder are arranged in the specified sequence. Performs character string generation processing that generates and outputs the described text format log at any time.

According to this configuration, when the game device under development is executed and the game processing is performed in the game device, the processing of substituting the data used for the game processing into the placeholder and generating the character string is being executed. It is configured to perform and output on the connected information processing device side instead of performing on the game device side. Therefore, it is possible to suppress the processing performed for log generation on the game device side. Since such a process for generating a log is not performed in the product version of the game program, it is possible to suppress devoting the performance of the game device to such a process. That is, it is possible to suppress a decrease in the performance of the game device due to the generation of the character string of the log while the game process is being executed by the game device. Therefore, the game development system according to the present disclosure is suitable for outputting a large amount of log character strings to analyze game processing.

In the game development system according to the second aspect, in the game development device according to the first aspect, the data is an in-game parameter during execution of the game processing.

The game development system according to the third aspect is the game development device according to the second aspect, wherein the game is a game using a game controller provided with a sensor, and parameters in the game are obtained from the sensor. Contains parameters based on the output of.

In a game using a sensor, since there are many parameters to be monitored, a large amount of the parameters may be generated as a character string of a log. In such a case, the game development system according to the present disclosure is suitable.

The game development system according to the fourth aspect is the game development device according to any one of the first to third aspects, wherein the information processing apparatus further displays a log in the text format together with a predetermined user interface. Performs log viewer display processing to display the viewer on the display device.

According to this configuration, the log viewer can be generated without causing the game device side to perform additional processing. Therefore, it is possible to suppress a decrease in the performance of the game apparatus during the game processing.

In the game development system according to the fifth aspect, in the game development device according to the second or third aspect, the information processing apparatus further displays the text format log together with a predetermined user interface, and the operator. In response to the instruction of, the log viewer display process for displaying the log viewer for displaying the parameters included in the log in a graph format on the display device is performed.

According to this configuration, the graph can be generated without causing the game device side to perform additional processing. Therefore, it is possible to suppress a decrease in the performance of the game apparatus during the game processing.

In the game development system according to the sixth aspect, in the game development device according to the third aspect, the sensor is an inertial sensor, and the information processing apparatus further displays the text-format log together with a predetermined user interface. In addition to displaying, the posture of the game controller is calculated at any time using parameters based on the output from the inertial sensor included in the log according to the instruction of the operator, and an object indicating the posture of the game controller is displayed. Performs log viewer display processing to display the log viewer to be displayed on the display device.

Conventionally, the visualization of the posture of the controller has been performed by incorporating a program to be displayed on the game device side. However, according to the present disclosure, the posture of the controller can be visualized on the information processing device side, so that the game device can be visualized. It is possible to suppress the side from performing extra processing.

The game development system according to the seventh aspect is the game development device according to any one of the first to third aspects, wherein the data further includes image data, and the information processing apparatus further includes a predetermined user interface. At the same time, the log in the text format is displayed, and in response to the instruction of the operator, a log viewer display process for displaying the log viewer for displaying the image on the display device is further performed with respect to the image data included in the log.

In this way, since the data included in the log may be not only a character string but also an image, the image may be received by the information processing device in a binary format as well as the character string and processed for display and the like. can. Therefore, since it is not necessary to process the image on the game device side, the load on the game device can be reduced.

In the game development system according to the eighth aspect, in the game development device according to any one of the fourth to seventh aspects, the character string that is not the placeholder includes a character string indicating the data category. , The log viewer displays the text-formatted log for each of the categories according to the instruction of the operator.

By doing so, the logs can be displayed for each category, so that the log can be analyzed efficiently.

In the game development system according to the ninth aspect, in the game development device according to the eighth aspect, the character string indicating the category indicates the category hierarchically by a combination of a plurality of separated character strings, and the log is described. The viewer hierarchically displays the text-formatted log according to the instruction of the operator.

As a result, the categories can be shown in a hierarchical structure, so that the logs can be displayed for each more detailed category, and the log can be analyzed more efficiently.

The game development system according to the tenth aspect is the game development device according to any one of the first to ninth aspects, wherein the information processing apparatus further obtains the game based on the received log in binary format. Further database generation processing is performed to create a database based on the processing data.

By storing data such as parameters included in the log in the information processing device, the data used for game processing can be stored in a database. Therefore, this database can be used to facilitate parameter analysis such as changes in data such as parameters over time, such as monitoring of processor load and controller attitude.

The game development system according to the eleventh aspect is the game development device according to the tenth aspect, wherein the game device includes a character string as a placeholder corresponding to the type of data in the log generation process. However, the binary format log is generated, and the information processing apparatus generates a database in which the data to be assigned to the placeholder is classified according to the type of the character string to be the placeholder in the database generation process. ..

By doing this, when constructing the database, the logs can be classified in the database according to the type of log. Therefore, log analysis can be performed efficiently.

In the game development system according to the twelfth aspect, in the game development device according to the tenth or eleventh aspect, the data to be assigned to the placeholder is the process during which the game process is being executed by the game device. Contains data indicating load or memory occupancy.

In the game development system according to the thirteenth aspect, in the game development apparatus according to the tenth or eleventh aspect, the data for substituting into the placeholder includes the play time of the game being executed by the game apparatus. Includes items that can be acquired in-game and data that indicates at least one of the achievements of the game.

In the game development system according to the fourteenth aspect, in the game development apparatus according to the tenth or eleventh aspect, the data for substituting into the placeholder is an operation on the controller used to play the game. Contains data showing the content.

By doing so, it is possible to acquire a log of operations according to the structure of the controller, so that, for example, a new controller can be evaluated.

The game development method according to the fifteenth aspect is a process of generating a log related to data used for the game process while executing the game process by the game program under development in the game device, and is a character indicating a placeholder. In the step of generating a log in binary format in which a column and a character string that is not a placeholder are included in a specified sequence and further includes the data to be assigned to the placeholder, and in an information processing apparatus. The log generated at any time as the game processing is executed is received at any time, and based on the received log in binary format, a character string in which the data is assigned to the placeholder and a character string that is not the placeholder are displayed. It includes a step of generating and outputting a text-format log described in the specified sequence at any time.

The game development method according to the sixteenth aspect is the game development method according to the fifteenth aspect, and the data is an in-game parameter during execution of the game processing.

The game development method according to the seventeenth aspect is the game development method according to the sixteenth aspect, wherein the game is a game using a game controller provided with a sensor, and parameters in the game are obtained from the sensor. Contains parameters based on the output of.

The game development method according to the eighteenth aspect is a log viewer that displays the text format log together with a predetermined user interface in the information processing apparatus in the game development method according to any one of the fifteenth to seventeenth viewpoints. Is further provided with a step of displaying on the display device.

The game development method according to the nineteenth aspect is the game development method according to the sixteenth or seventeenth aspect, in which the information processing apparatus displays the text format log together with a predetermined user interface and the operator. Further, the display device is provided with a step of displaying a log viewer for displaying the parameters included in the log in a graph format in response to an instruction.

The game development method according to the twentieth aspect is the game development method according to the seventeenth aspect, wherein the sensor is an inertial sensor, and the information processing apparatus displays the log in the text format together with a predetermined user interface. At the same time, according to the instruction of the operator, the posture of the game controller is calculated at any time using parameters based on the output from the inertial sensor included in the log, and an object indicating the posture of the controller is displayed. It also has a step to display the log viewer on the display device.

The game development method according to the 21st aspect is the game development method according to any one of the 15th to 17th aspects, wherein the data further includes image data, and the information processing apparatus includes a predetermined user interface. In addition to displaying the log in the text format, further provided is a step of displaying a log viewer for displaying an image on the display device with respect to the image data included in the log according to the instruction of the operator.

The game development method according to the 22nd viewpoint is the game development method according to any one of the 18th to 21st viewpoints, wherein the character string that is not the placeholder includes a character string indicating the data category. The log viewer displays the text-formatted log for each of the categories according to the instruction of the operator.

The game development method according to the 23rd viewpoint is the game development method according to the 22nd viewpoint. In the game development method according to the 22nd viewpoint, the character string indicating the category indicates the category hierarchically by a combination of a plurality of separated character strings, and the log is described. The viewer hierarchically displays the text-formatted log according to the instruction of the operator.

The game development method according to the twelfth aspect is the game development method according to any one of the fifteenth to twenty-third aspects, wherein the information processing apparatus further obtains the game based on the received log in binary format. It also has a step to create a database based on the processing data.

The game development method according to the 25th aspect is the game development method according to the 24th aspect, wherein the game device includes a character string as a placeholder corresponding to the type of data in the log generation process. However, the binary format log is generated, and the information processing apparatus generates a database in which the data to be assigned to the placeholder is classified according to the type of the character string to be the placeholder in the database generation process. ..

In the game development method according to the twenty-sixth aspect, in the game development method according to the twenty-fourth or the twenty-fifth aspect, the data to be substituted into the placeholder is the process during which the game process is being executed by the game device. Contains data indicating load or memory occupancy.

In the game development method according to the twenty-seventh aspect, in the game development method according to the twenty-fourth or twenty-fifth aspect, the data to be substituted into the placeholder includes the play time of the game being executed on the game device. Includes in-game items and data indicating at least one of the game's achievements.

The game development method according to the 28th aspect is the data for substituting into the placeholder in the game development method according to the 24th or 25th aspect with respect to the game controller used to play the game. Contains data indicating the operation details.

According to the above-mentioned game development system, it is possible to suppress a decrease in the performance of the game device due to the output of the log while the game under development is being executed.

It is a schematic block diagram which shows one Embodiment of the game development system which concerns on this disclosure. It is a figure which shows an example of the game system in the state which the left controller and the right controller are attached to the main body apparatus. It is a figure which shows an example of the game system in the state which the left controller and the right controller are removed from the main body apparatus respectively. It is a block diagram which shows an example of the internal structure of a main body apparatus. It is a block diagram which shows an example of the internal structure of a main body apparatus, a left controller and a right controller. This is an example of a block diagram showing a functional configuration of a game device. It is a figure which shows an example of an output code. It is a block diagram which shows the hardware composition of an information processing apparatus. It is a figure which shows an example of a log viewer. It is a figure explaining an example of constructing a database from an output code. It is a figure which shows an example of the analysis tool for analyzing the load of a processor. It is a figure which shows an example of the analysis tool for analyzing the change of the level of a player. It is a figure which shows an example of the analysis tool for analyzing the posture of a controller. It is a flowchart which shows the process such as acquisition of a log. It is a top view of the ring-shaped controller. It is a top view of the deformed ring-shaped controller. It is a figure which shows an example of the analysis tool for analyzing the indentation of a ring-shaped controller.

Hereinafter, an embodiment of the game development system according to the present disclosure will be described. FIG. 1 is a schematic configuration diagram of this game development system.

<1. Overview of game development system>
The game development system according to the present disclosure includes a game device 1 and an information processing device 200 communicably connected to the game device 1. The game device 1 and the information processing device 200 can be connected by wire or wirelessly. Alternatively, the game device 1 and the information processing device 200 can be connected via a network such as a LAN or the Internet. As will be described later, the game device 1 is a device for performing game processing by executing a game program under development. The information processing device 200 is configured to display various logs generated when the game processing under development is performed in the game device 1 and to generate a database of logs for analysis. Hereinafter, an example of the game device 1 and the information processing device 200 will be described in detail.

<2. Game device>
<2-1. Game device hardware configuration>
An example of the game device 1 in the present embodiment includes a main body device 2, a left controller 3, and a right controller 4. The left controller 3 and the right controller 4 can be attached to and detached from the main body device 2, respectively. That is, the game device 1 can be used as an integrated device by mounting the left controller 3 and the right controller 4 on the main body device 2, respectively. Further, the game device 1 can also use the main body device 2 and the left controller 3 and the right controller 4 as separate bodies (see FIG. 3). Hereinafter, the hardware configuration of the game device 1 of the present embodiment will be described, and then the control of the game device 1 of the present embodiment will be described.

<2-1-1. Main unit>
FIG. 2 is a diagram showing an example of a state in which the left controller 3 and the right controller 4 are attached to the main body device 2. As shown in FIG. 2, the left controller 3 and the right controller 4 are attached to and integrated with the main body device 2, respectively. The main body device 2 is a device that executes various processes (for example, game processes) in the game device 1. The main body device 2 includes a display 12. The left controller 3 and the right controller 4 are devices including an operation unit for inputting by the user.

FIG. 3 is a diagram showing an example of a state in which the left controller 3 and the right controller 4 are removed from the main body device 2. As shown in FIGS. 2 and 3, the left controller 3 and the right controller 4 are removable from the main body device 2. In the following, the term "controller" may be used as a general term for the left controller 3 and the right controller 4.

<2-1-2. Internal configuration of main unit>
FIG. 4 is a block diagram showing an example of the internal configuration of the main body device 2. The main unit 2 includes the components 12, 13, 17, 21, 23, 25, 27, 28, 81 to 91, 97, and 98 shown in FIG. 4. Some of these components 12, 13, 17, 21, 23, 25, 27, 28, 81-91, 97, and 98 are mounted as electronic components on an electronic circuit board and housed in a housing 11. You may.

The main unit 2 includes a processor 81. The processor 81 is an information processing unit that executes various types of information processing executed in the main unit 2, and may be composed of, for example, only a CPU (Central Processing Unit), a CPU function, and a GPU (Graphics Processing Unit). ) It may be composed of a SoC (System-on-a-chip) including a plurality of functions such as a function. The processor 81 executes an information processing program (for example, a game program) stored in a storage unit (specifically, an internal storage medium such as a flash memory 84 or an external storage medium mounted in the slot 23). By doing so, various types of information processing are executed.

The main unit 2 includes a flash memory 84 and a DRAM (Dynamic Random Access Memory) 85 as an example of an internal storage medium built therein. The flash memory 84 and the DRAM 85 are connected to the processor 81. The flash memory 84 is a memory mainly used for storing various data (which may be a program) stored in the main unit 2. The DRAM 85 is a memory used for temporarily storing various data used in information processing.

The main unit 2 includes a slot interface (hereinafter, abbreviated as “I / F”) 91. The slot I / F 91 is connected to the processor 81. The slot I / F 91 is connected to the slot 23, and reads and writes data to a predetermined type of storage medium (for example, a dedicated memory card) mounted in the slot 23 according to the instruction of the processor 81.

The processor 81 appropriately reads and writes data between the flash memory 84 and the DRAM 85, and each of the above storage media, and executes the above information processing.

The main body device 2 includes a network communication unit 82. The network communication unit 82 is connected to the processor 81. The network communication unit 82 communicates with an external device (specifically, wireless communication) via the network. In the present embodiment, the network communication unit 82 connects to a wireless LAN and communicates with an external device by a method compliant with the Wi-Fi standard as the first communication mode. In addition, the network communication unit 82 performs wireless communication with another main unit 2 of the same type by a predetermined communication method (for example, communication by an original protocol or infrared communication) as a second communication mode. In the wireless communication according to the second communication mode, wireless communication is possible with another main body device 2 arranged in the closed local network area, and direct communication is performed between the plurality of main body devices 2. This realizes a function that enables so-called "local communication" in which data is transmitted and received.

The main body device 2 includes a controller communication unit 83. The controller communication unit 83 is connected to the processor 81. The controller communication unit 83 wirelessly communicates with the left controller 3 and / or the right controller 4. The communication method between the main unit 2 and the left controller 3 and the right controller 4 is arbitrary, but in the present embodiment, the controller communication unit 83 has Bluetooth (between the left controller 3 and the right controller 4). Communicate in accordance with the standard of (registered trademark). Further, the main body device 21 includes a left side terminal 17, a right side terminal 21, and a lower terminal 27.

The processor 81 is connected to the left side terminal 17, the right side terminal 21, and the lower terminal 27 described above. When performing wired communication with the left controller 3, the processor 81 transmits data to the left controller 3 via the left terminal 17 and receives operation data from the left controller 3 via the left terminal 17. Further, when performing wired communication with the right controller 4, the processor 81 transmits data to the right controller 4 via the right terminal 21 and receives operation data from the right controller 4 via the right terminal 21. Further, when communicating with the cradle, the processor 81 transmits data to the cradle via the lower terminal 27. As described above, in the present embodiment, the main body device 2 can perform both wired communication and wireless communication between the left controller 3 and the right controller 4, respectively. Further, when the integrated device in which the left controller 3 and the right controller 4 are mounted in the main body device 2 or the main body device 2 alone is mounted in the cradle, the main body device 2 receives data (for example, image data or audio) via the cradle. Data) can be output to a stationary monitor or the like.

The main unit 2 includes a touch panel controller 86, which is a circuit for controlling the touch panel 13. The touch panel controller 86 is connected between the touch panel 13 and the processor 81. Based on the signal from the touch panel 13, the touch panel controller 86 generates, for example, data indicating the position where the touch input is performed, and outputs the data to the processor 81.

Further, the display 12 is connected to the processor 81. The processor 81 displays an image generated (for example, by executing the above-mentioned information processing) and / or an image acquired from the outside on the display 12.

The main unit 2 includes a codec circuit 87 and a speaker (specifically, a left speaker and a right speaker) 88. The codec circuit 87 is connected to the speaker 88 and the audio input / output terminal 25, and is also connected to the processor 81. The codec circuit 87 is a circuit that controls the input / output of audio data to the speaker 88 and the audio input / output terminal 25.

Further, the main body device 2 includes an acceleration sensor 89. In the present embodiment, the acceleration sensor 89 detects the magnitude of acceleration along predetermined three axes (for example, the xyz axis shown in FIG. 2). The acceleration sensor 89 may detect acceleration in the uniaxial direction or the biaxial direction.

Further, the main body device 2 includes an angular velocity sensor 90. In the present embodiment, the angular velocity sensor 90 detects the angular velocity around a predetermined three axes (for example, the xyz axis shown in FIG. 2). The angular velocity sensor 90 may detect the angular velocity around one axis or around two axes.

The main unit 2 includes a power button 28, a power control unit 97, and a battery 98. The power control unit 97 is connected to the battery 98 and the processor 81. Although not shown, the power control unit 97 is connected to each unit of the main unit 2 (specifically, each unit that receives power from the battery 98, the left terminal 17 and the right terminal 21). The power control unit 97 controls the power supply from the battery 98 to each of the above units based on the command from the processor 81.

Further, the battery 98 is connected to the lower terminal 27. When an external charging device (for example, a cradle) is connected to the lower terminal 27 and power is supplied to the main body device 2 via the lower terminal 27, the supplied power is charged to the battery 98.

<2-1-3. Internal configuration of controller>
FIG. 5 is a block diagram showing an example of the internal configuration of the main body device 2, the left controller 3 and the right controller 4. The details of the internal configuration of the main body device 2 are shown in FIG. 4 and are omitted in FIG.

The left controller 3 includes a communication control unit 101 that communicates with the main body device 2. As shown in FIG. 5, the communication control unit 101 is connected to each component including the terminal 42. In the present embodiment, the communication control unit 101 can communicate with the main unit 2 by both wired communication via the terminal 42 and wireless communication not via the terminal 42. The communication control unit 101 controls the communication method performed by the left controller 3 with respect to the main unit device 2. That is, when the left controller 3 is attached to the main body device 2, the communication control unit 101 communicates with the main body device 2 via the terminal 42. Further, when the left controller 3 is removed from the main body device 2, the communication control unit 101 performs wireless communication with the main body device 2 (specifically, the controller communication unit 83). Wireless communication between the controller communication unit 83 and the communication control unit 101 is performed according to, for example, the standard of Bluetooth (registered trademark).

Further, the left controller 3 includes a memory 102 such as a flash memory. The communication control unit 101 is composed of, for example, a microcomputer (also referred to as a microprocessor), and executes various processes by executing firmware stored in the memory 102.

The left controller 3 includes each button 103. Further, the left controller 3 includes an analog stick (referred to as “stick” in FIG. 5) 32. Each button 103 and the analog stick 32 repeatedly output information about the operation performed on the button 103 to the communication control unit 101 at an appropriate timing.

The left controller 3 includes an inertial sensor. Specifically, the left controller 3 includes an acceleration sensor 104. Further, the left controller 3 includes an angular velocity sensor 105.

The communication control unit 101 receives information regarding input (specifically, information regarding operation or detection result by the sensor) from each input unit (specifically, each button 103, analog stick 32, each sensor 104 and 105). To get. The communication control unit 101 transmits operation data including the acquired information (or information obtained by performing predetermined processing on the acquired information) to the main unit 2. The operation data is repeatedly transmitted once every predetermined time. The interval at which the information regarding the input is transmitted to the main body device 2 may or may not be the same for each input unit.

The left controller 3 includes a codec unit 106 and an oscillator 107 for notifying the user by vibration. In the present embodiment, the codec unit 106 and the oscillator 107 are controlled by commands from the main unit 2.

The left controller 3 includes a power supply unit 108. In this embodiment, the power supply unit 108 includes a battery and a power control circuit. Although not shown, the power control circuit is connected to the battery and to each part of the left controller 3 (specifically, each part to receive the power of the battery).

As shown in FIG. 5, the right controller 4 includes a communication control unit 111 that communicates with the main body device 2. Further, the right controller 4 includes a memory 112 connected to the communication control unit 111. The communication control unit 111 is connected to each component including the terminal 64. The communication control unit 111 and the memory 112 have the same functions as the communication control unit 101 and the memory 102 of the left controller 3. Therefore, the communication control unit 111 together with the main unit 2 for both wired communication via the terminal 64 and wireless communication not via the terminal 64 (specifically, communication according to the Bluetooth® standard). Communication is possible, and the right controller 4 controls the communication method performed with respect to the main unit 2. Further, the right controller 4 includes a processing unit 121 connected to the communication control unit 111. The processing unit 121 is connected to the NFC communication unit 122, the infrared imaging unit 123, and the infrared light emitting unit 124.

The right controller 4 includes each input unit similar to each input unit of the left controller 3. Specifically, each button 113, an analog stick 52, and an inertial sensor (accelerometer 114 and angular velocity sensor 115) are provided. Each of these input units has the same function as each input unit of the left controller 3 and operates in the same manner.

Further, the right controller 4 includes an oscillator 117 and a codec unit 116. The oscillator 117 and the codec unit 116 operate in the same manner as the oscillator 107 and the codec unit 106 of the left controller 3. That is, the communication control unit 111 operates the oscillator 117 by using the codec unit 116 according to the command from the main body device 2.

The right controller 4 includes a power supply unit 118. The power supply unit 118 has the same function as the power supply unit 108 of the left controller 3 and operates in the same manner.

<2-2. Functional configuration of game equipment>
Next, the functional configuration (software configuration) of the game device configured as described above will be described. FIG. 6 is an example of the functional configuration of the game device according to the present embodiment. The processor 81 of the game apparatus 1 expands the game program stored in the flash memory 84 or the external storage medium installed in the slot 23 into the DRAM 85. Then, the processor interprets and executes the game program developed in the DRAM 85 to control each functional component. As a result, the game device 1 according to the present embodiment functions as a computer including a game processing unit 811 and a log generation unit 812.

The game processing unit 811 causes the game device 1 to play the game under development. That is, the game device 1 is made to perform the game processing. The log generation unit 812 generates a log related to various parameters used in the game processing in a binary format during the execution of the game processing. The various parameters are, for example, the properties of characters and objects appearing in the game, parameters indicating the performance (for example, HP (hit points), MP (magic points), etc.), the play time of the running game, and acquisition in the game. Items that can be played, the degree of achievement of the game, parameters based on outputs from various sensors provided in the game device 1 described above, for example, inertial sensors 89, 90, 104, 105, 114, 115, and a processor 81 that is executing game processing. Various parameters used in the game can be set, such as the processing load, the degree of memory occupancy, the levels of various characters and players in the game, and various items acquired by the player during game processing.

The log generation unit 812 is a functional configuration executed in the game process under development, and is not included in the product version of the game process. Therefore, in the game program, the program for causing the game device 1 to function as the log generation unit 812 is deleted from the product version of the game program. That is, the term "game program" used in the present disclosure means a game program under development, not a commercial version of the game program, unless otherwise specified.

Next, the log generation unit 812 will be described. The log generation unit 812 generates an output code for generating a log in a binary format. Therefore, first, the output code will be described. During the execution of the game process, an output code for generating a text-format log for the various parameters described above is generated at an arbitrary timing.

FIG. 7 is an example of an output code. The output code shown in FIG. 7 includes a category name, a table name, a log body, and an arbitrary key value. The category name is a log category, and in the example of FIG. 7, it is the HP of the battle character. The table name is a table name in the log database constructed in the information processing apparatus 200 described later. That is, the data contained in this log is stored in a table named "player_status" in the database. The log text includes a character string that is a placeholder and a character string that is not a placeholder, and the log text is displayed in the information processing apparatus 200 in a text format. Specifically, "HP:" and "/" are character strings that are not placeholders, and these character strings are converted into text as they are. On the other hand, {hp} and {hp_max} are character strings that are placeholders. The key value is a numerical value (argument) assigned to the placeholders {hp} and {hp_max}. That is, 12 is substituted for {hp}, 30 is substituted for {hp_max}, and then the log text is output in text format. Therefore, the text-format log output by this output code becomes "HP: 12/30", which is displayed in the information processing apparatus 200. Such a log is generated at an arbitrary timing during the game processing.

The table name is not always necessary, and if the log is not stored in the database described later, the table name may not be included in the output code.

However, the game apparatus 1 according to the present embodiment does not output the text format log as described above, but outputs the text format log in the information processing apparatus 200 as described later. Therefore, the log generation unit 812 generates an output code as shown in FIG. 7 in a binary format during the game processing, and transmits it to the information processing apparatus 200.

<3. Overview of information processing equipment>
<3-1. Information processing device hardware configuration>
Next, the information processing apparatus 200 will be described with reference to FIG. FIG. 8 is a block diagram showing an example of the hardware configuration of the information processing apparatus 200 according to the present embodiment.

As shown in FIG. 8, this information processing device can be configured by, for example, a known personal computer, tablet PC, or the like, and is connected to each other by a bus 201, such as a control unit 202, a storage unit 203, and a display unit 204. , An input unit 205, and a communication unit 206.

The control unit 202 is mainly composed of a CPU, RAM, ROM and the like. The storage unit 203 can be configured by a known storage device such as an HDD or SSD, and stores various data used by the control unit 202 to generate a log in text format. For example, various data such as a program 213 for generating a log and a database 223 for a log are stored.

Then, when the control unit 202 executes the program 213 stored in the storage unit 203, the information processing device 200 according to the present embodiment has a character string generation unit 212, a log viewer display unit 222, a database generation unit 232, and an analysis tool. It functions as a computer provided with a display unit 242. These functional configurations will be described later.

The display unit 204 is composed of a display device such as an LCD, and displays an image according to an instruction from the control unit 202. For example, when the information processing apparatus 200 is composed of a personal computer, the display unit 204 may be configured separately from the information processing apparatus 200.

The input unit 205 may be any input device that can be operated by the operator of the game developer, and may be composed of a keyboard, a mouse, a touch panel, or the like. In the present embodiment, when an operation of pressing a button or the like displayed on the display unit 204 is performed, the mouse is used as an example.

The communication unit 206 is composed of a predetermined communication module and transmits / receives data to / from the game device.

<3-2. Information processing device function configuration>
Next, the character string generation unit 212, the log viewer display unit 222, the database generation unit 232, and the analysis tool display unit 242 described above will be described.

<3-2-1. Character string generator>
When the communication unit 206 receives the binary format output code generated by the game device 1 as described above, the character string generation unit 212 generates a text format log based on the binary format output code. For example, when the output code shown in FIG. 7 is received in binary format, the key value numerical value is substituted in the placeholder to generate a text format log of "HP: 12/30". This log is displayed on the log viewer 300 described later.

<3-2-2. Log viewer display>
The log viewer display unit 222 displays the log viewer on the display unit 204. FIG. 9 is an example of a log viewer as a user interface for visually recognizing a log. As shown in FIG. 9, the log viewer 300 has a category display unit 301 and a log display unit 302. In the category display unit 301, the log categories are displayed as a hierarchical list. On the other hand, the log display unit 302 displays the text-format log generated by the character string generation unit 212 over time. That is, the logs generated at any time by the game apparatus 1 and received at any time by the information processing apparatus 200 are displayed in text format over time. In the example of FIG. 9, the upper log is the oldest log.

More specifically, the log display unit 302 displays Line, Category, and Log for each log. Line is a line number, Category is a category to which the log belongs, and Log is a log converted into text by the character string generation unit 212.

The category display unit 301 of FIG. 9 shows the categories of the uppermost layer, and when each of these upper categories is clicked, the lower layer categories (not shown) belonging to each category are displayed. For example, the output code log shown in FIG. 7 is in the category of Battle.Plyer.HP, and this category is a category subordinate to the category of (Battle) in FIG.

Further, the ON button 303 and the OFF button 304 are displayed on the right side of each category displayed on the category display unit 301, and when the ON button 303 is clicked, the logs belonging to the category are displayed on the log display unit 302. To. On the other hand, when the OFF button 304 is clicked, the logs belonging to that category are not displayed on the log display unit 302. Therefore, by using the ON button 303 and the OFF button 304, only the log related to the category to be viewed can be displayed on the log display unit 302.

<3-2-3. Database generator>
Next, the database generation unit 232 will be described. The database generation unit 232 reads the table name and the key value from the binary format output code received from the game device 1, and stores them in the database. For example, when the output code of FIG. 7 is received, the key value is stored in the table 234 called player_status in the database. As shown in FIG. 10, since the table 234 called player_status is provided with columns of hp and hp_max with matching keys, the key values included in the received output code are displayed in the corresponding key fields in chronological order. I will write. In this way, the key values included in the log can be created in a database.

<3-2-4. Analysis tool display section>
Subsequently, the analysis tool display unit 242 will be described. The following describes three types of analysis tools. The analysis tool display unit 242 displays a user interface for analyzing parameters in various game devices 1 based on logs, that is, an analysis tool.

FIG. 11 is an analysis tool for analyzing the load of the game device 1. The analysis tool 400 is generated based on an arbitrary table in which the processing load of the CPU and GPU of the game device 1 is read from the log. As shown in FIG. 11, the processing load of the CPU and GPU arranged in chronological order is shown in the first region 401 at the upper part of the analysis tool 400. On the other hand, in the second area 402 at the bottom of the analysis tool 400, the average processing load of the CPU and GPU within a predetermined time, and a screenshot 403 of an arbitrary game screen displayed in the game processing within that time are displayed. It is shown. The time of the data shown in the second area 402 can be set, for example, by selecting a predetermined time from the first area 401, or a predetermined time can be set manually.

With this analysis tool 400, for example, it is possible to visually recognize which timing or in which game processing the processing load of the CPU or GPU is high.

Next, the analysis tool shown in FIG. 12 will be described. The analysis tool 500 of FIG. 12 shows a graph showing the relationship between the progress of the game and the level of the player. This graph is generated based on any table that contains the progress of the game (such as the time the game was played) and the level of the player contained in the log. The graph shows four lines, which show the change in level when the four players play the game. From this graph, for example, it is possible to visually recognize the variation in level improvement among players. In addition to the level, any parameter included in the log can be used. For example, instead of the level, an item that can be acquired in the game (for example, a prize money) can be used.

FIG. 13 is an analysis tool 600 that visualizes the postures of the controllers 3 and 4 of the game device 1. As described above, since the controllers 3 and 4 have a built-in inertial sensor, the change in posture of each of the controllers 3 and 4 over time can be generated as a log. Therefore, for example, if the angles around the x, y, z axes of each of the controllers 3 and 4 are acquired as a log, the changes over time can be stored in a database in the information processing apparatus 200, and based on this, , The posture of the object 601 indicating the controller can be visualized as shown in FIG. In this case, the posture at an arbitrary time can be shown, or the change in posture within a predetermined time can be shown by animation.

<4. Log generation process>
Next, the above-mentioned log processing will be described with reference to the flowchart shown in FIG.

First, the game developer executes the game process in the game device 1 by the game program under development (step S101). Then, at an arbitrary timing during the execution of the game process, the log generation unit 812 generates an output code in binary format at any time and transmits it to the information processing apparatus 200 (step S102). The information processing apparatus 200 that has received the output code in binary format generates a log in text format at any time based on this output code (step S103). Further, the key value extracted from the log in the text format is stored in the table of the corresponding database 223 by the database generation unit 232 (step S104). After the information processing apparatus 200 receives the output code in binary format, either the text format log generation (step S103) or the database 223 construction (step S104) may be performed first. Alternatively, it may be performed in parallel. Further, when the log viewer 300 is started (YES in step S105), the log viewer display unit 222 displays the generated text format log on the log display unit 302 of the log viewer 300 in chronological order (step). S106). In this way, the game developer can visually recognize the log generated during the game processing by the log viewer 300.

Further, when the above-mentioned analysis tools 400 and 500 are started as needed, the analysis tool display unit 242 reads the log from the corresponding table and generates graphs and the like included in each analysis tool 400 and 500, and the display unit. Display at 204.

<5. Features>
According to the game development system according to the present embodiment, the following effects can be obtained.
(1) In the game device 1, when the game program under development is executed and the game processing is performed, the processing of substituting the parameters used for the game processing into the placeholders and generating the character string of the log is being executed. It is configured so that the information processing device 200 connected to the game device 200 does not perform the game device 1 but displays the game device 200. Therefore, it is possible to suppress the processing performed for log generation on the game device 1 side. Since such a process for generating a log is not performed in the product version of the game program, it is possible to suppress devoting the performance of the game device 1 to such a process. That is, it is possible to prevent the performance of the game device 1 from deteriorating due to the generation of the character string of the log while the game process is being executed by the game device 1. Therefore, the game development system according to the present embodiment is suitable for outputting a large amount of log character strings and analyzing the game processing.

(2) By storing the key value included in the output code, the parameters used for the game processing can be stored in a database. Therefore, this database can be used to facilitate the analysis of parameters such as changes in parameters over time, such as the above-mentioned processor load and controller attitude monitoring. In particular, in a game using a sensor, since there are many parameters to be monitored, a large amount of the parameters may be generated as a character string of a log. In such a case, the game development system according to the present disclosure is suitable. be.

<6. Modification example>
Although the embodiments of the present invention have been described above, the present invention is not limited to the above embodiments, and various modifications can be made without departing from the spirit of the present invention. For example, the following changes are possible. In addition, the following modifications can be combined as appropriate.

(1) The controller used for the game device 1 is not particularly limited, and not only the controllers 3 and 4 attached to the game device 1 described above but also the behavior of the controller additionally used according to the type of the game is logged. Can be obtained as. For example, in the ring-shaped controller 900 shown in FIG. 15, the elastically deformable ring-shaped main body 901, the grip portion 902 attached to the main body 901 at a position 180 degrees apart, and the grip portion 902 are displaced by 90 degrees. It is provided with a mounting portion 903 provided at a position. In the game using the ring-shaped controller 900, the player grips the grip portion 902 with both hands according to the progress of the game, and changes the main body portion 901 so that the grip portions 902 are close to each other as shown in FIG. ..

The main body 901 has a built-in strain gauge (not shown), and by mounting any of the above controllers 3 and 4 on the mounting 903, the force acting on the main body 901 and the deformation of the main body 901. The degree can be acquired by the controllers 3 and 4 via the strain gauge. Therefore, for example, if the force acting on the main body 901, the degree of deformation, and the number of times of deformation are output as a log, the degree of deterioration of the ring-shaped controller can be monitored. By acquiring such a log, the analysis tool can, for example, create a table as shown in FIG. The controller 900 shown in FIGS. 15 and 16 is an example, but a new controller can be evaluated by acquiring a log corresponding to the structure of the controller.

(2) In the above embodiment, various parameters (character strings) used in the game processing are acquired as a log, but image data can also be included in the log. Since the image data is in a binary format, it can be transmitted to the information processing apparatus 200 without conversion processing, and the information processing apparatus 200 can display the image as a log. In particular, since image processing has a large load, if this is performed by the information processing device 200 instead of the game device 1, the load on the game device 1 can be reduced.

(3) The game device in the above embodiment is an example, and its configuration is not particularly limited as long as it can process a game, generate a log in a binary format, and transmit it to an information processing device.

(4) The output code for generating the log shown in the above embodiment is an example, and can be in various formats. That is, the output code contains at least a character string indicating a placeholder and a character string that is not a placeholder in a specified sequence, and further contains data for assigning to the placeholder (for example, the above key value). It suffices if it is included.

(5) The game device in the above embodiment is an example, and its configuration is not particularly limited as long as it can process a game, generate a log in a binary format, and transmit it to an information processing device. For example, it may be a game device in which the display and the controller are separate bodies.

(6) The information processing device 200 in the above embodiment is an example, and may have, for example, a plurality of processors and storage units. Further, for example, the information processing apparatus 200 may be configured by a plurality of computers, or a part of the storage unit may be provided outside the information processing apparatus.

1 Game device 200 Information processing device 204 Display unit (display device)
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Claims (28)

A game device that executes a game program under development,
An information processing device that is communicably connected to the game device,
Equipped with
The processing that the game program under development causes the computer of the game device to execute is
It is a process to generate a log related to the data used for the game process during the execution of the game process, and includes a character string indicating a placeholder and a character string that is not a placeholder in a specified sequence, and further, the place. A log generation process that generates a log containing the above data to be assigned to the holder in binary format is included.
The information processing apparatus receives the log generated at any time in connection with the execution of the game process, and based on the received log in the binary format, the character string in which the data is assigned to the placeholder and the place. Performs a character string generation process that generates and outputs a text format log in which a character string that is not a holder is described in the specified sequence at any time.
Game development system. The game development system according to claim 1, wherein the data is an in-game parameter during execution of the game process. The game is a game using a game controller provided with a sensor.
The game development system according to claim 2, wherein the in-game parameters include parameters based on the output from the sensor. The game development system according to any one of claims 1 to 3, wherein the information processing device further performs a log viewer display process for displaying a log viewer for displaying the text format log on the display device together with a predetermined user interface. The information processing device further displays the text format log together with a predetermined user interface, and causes the display device to display a log viewer that displays the parameters included in the log in a graph format in response to an operator's instruction. The game development system according to claim 2 or 3, which performs log viewer display processing. The sensor is an inertial sensor
The information processing device further
Display the textual log with a given user interface and
Further, according to the instruction of the operator, the posture of the game controller is calculated at any time using the parameters based on the output from the inertial sensor included in the log.
The game development system according to claim 3, further comprising a log viewer display process for displaying a log viewer that displays an object indicating the posture of the game controller on a display device. The data further includes image data.
The information processing device further displays the text format log together with a predetermined user interface, and further, in response to an operator's instruction, further displays a log viewer for displaying an image of the image data included in the log on the display device. The game development system according to any one of claims 1 to 3, which performs a log viewer display process to be displayed. The non-placeholder string contains a string indicating the category of the data.
The game development system according to any one of claims 4 to 7, wherein the log viewer displays a log in the text format for each of the categories according to an instruction of an operator. The character string indicating the category indicates a category hierarchically by a combination of a plurality of separated character strings.
The game development system according to claim 8, wherein the log viewer hierarchically displays the text format log according to an instruction from the operator. The game according to any one of claims 1 to 9, wherein the information processing apparatus further performs a database generation process for creating a database based on the data of the game process based on the received log in the binary format. Development system. In the log generation process, the game device generates the binary format log including the character string serving as the placeholder corresponding to the data type.
The game development system according to claim 10, wherein the information processing apparatus generates a database in which data to be assigned to the placeholder is classified according to the type of the character string to be the placeholder in the database generation process. .. The game development system according to claim 10 or 11, wherein the data to be assigned to the placeholder includes data indicating a processing load or a memory occupancy during execution of the game processing by the game device. The data to be assigned to the placeholder includes data indicating at least one of the play time of the game being executed on the game device, the items that can be acquired in the game, and the achievement level of the game. Or the game development system according to 11. The game development system according to claim 10 or 11, wherein the data to be assigned to the placeholder includes data indicating an operation content for a controller used to play the game. In the game device, while the game process by the game program under development is being executed, the process of generating a log related to the data used for the game process, the character string indicating the placeholder and the character string not the placeholder, are A step to generate a log in binary format that is included in the specified sequence and also contains the data to be assigned to the placeholder.
The information processing apparatus receives the log generated at any time when the game processing is executed, and based on the received log in the binary format, the character string to which the data is assigned to the placeholder and the placeholder. A step to generate and output a text-format log in which a non-character string is described in the specified sequence at any time, and
It has a game development method. The game development method according to claim 15, wherein the data is an in-game parameter during execution of the game process. The game is a game using a game controller provided with a sensor.
The game development method according to claim 16, wherein the in-game parameter includes a parameter based on an output from the sensor. The game development method according to any one of claims 15 to 17, further comprising a step of displaying a log viewer for displaying the text format log on the display device together with a predetermined user interface in the information processing device. In the information processing device, a step of displaying the text format log together with a predetermined user interface and displaying a log viewer for displaying the parameters included in the log in a graph format in response to an operator's instruction on the display device. The game development method according to claim 16 or 17, further comprising. The sensor is an inertial sensor
In the information processing device, the log in the text format is displayed together with a predetermined user interface, and the log is displayed.
Further, according to the instruction of the operator, the posture of the game controller is calculated at any time using the parameters based on the output from the inertial sensor included in the log.
The game development method according to claim 17, further comprising a step of displaying a log viewer displaying an object indicating the posture of the controller on a display device. The data further includes image data.
In the information processing device, the log in the text format is displayed together with a predetermined user interface, and a log viewer for displaying an image of the image data included in the log is further displayed on the display device according to the instruction of the operator. The game development method according to any one of claims 15 to 17, further comprising a step of causing the game to be generated. The non-placeholder string contains a string indicating the category of the data.
The game development method according to any one of claims 18 to 21, wherein the log viewer displays the text format log for each of the categories according to an instruction of the operator. The character string indicating the category indicates a category hierarchically by a combination of a plurality of separated character strings.
22. The game development method according to claim 22, wherein the log viewer hierarchically displays the text format log in response to an instruction from the operator. The game according to any one of claims 15 to 23, further comprising: Development method. In the log generation process, the game device generates the binary format log including the character string serving as the placeholder corresponding to the data type.
The game development method according to claim 24, wherein the information processing apparatus generates a database in which data to be assigned to the placeholder is classified according to the type of the character string to be the placeholder in the database generation process. .. The game development method according to claim 24 or 25, wherein the data to be assigned to the placeholder includes data indicating a processing load or a memory occupancy during execution of the game processing by the game device. 24. The data to be assigned to the placeholder includes data indicating at least one of the play time of the game being executed on the game device, the items that can be acquired in the game, and the achievement level of the game. Or the game development method according to 25. The game development method according to claim 24 or 25, wherein the data to be assigned to the placeholder includes data indicating an operation content for the game controller used to play the game.

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